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Lu Feng was very curious about the Bai Family. Whether it was the mysterious formations outside Zhuangzi or the novel decorations inside the house, even the people within Zhuangzi left Lu Feng feeling perplexed. Karen Adrian's heterochromatic eyes were particularly striking; Lu Feng had seen a few people from the Western Regions, but he had only ever encountered one person with two different colored eyes—Karen Adrian. What intrigued Lu Feng the most was Bai Tang. Although she appeared to be an unskilled young lady from a wealthy family, Lu Feng sensed a subtle danger surrounding her. Anyone who dared to lay a hand on Bai Tang would surely be courting death.
The food from the Bai Family conquered Lu Feng, and the wine that Bai Tang brought from the modern world completely captivated him as a wine enthusiast. The ancient liquor known as "burning knife" was considered the strongest, yet it couldn't compare to a bottle of ten-yuan Erguotou. After finishing lunch, he saved some for dinner and ultimately took two bottles of Jian Nan Chun back to his room. Trusting in Lu Feng's character and his own abilities, and mainly because as a modern person he wasn't accustomed to living without electricity and electric lights, once night fell, the lights in the manor turned on. The brightly lit room left Lu Feng's mouth agape for quite some time.
"Are these all luminous pearls?" he exclaimed. "How extravagant! Each room has one; how much would that cost? It's too luxurious! Besides, luminous pearls aren't this bright!"
"Of course not; these are electric lights!" Bai Tang replied. "Here is the switch; it controls the lights!"
Lu Feng asked, "Electric—lights?"
Bai Tang explained, "They are lights that use electricity as energy."
Lu Feng inquired further, "Is it the kind of electricity from lightning?"
"Exactly!" Bai Tang confirmed.
Lu Feng marveled, "You can harness lightning for your own use; you must be a deity!"
To ordinary people, I might indeed be considered a deity.
Bai Tang clarified, "Electricity is actually a form of energy; it's not just from lightning; humans can generate electricity themselves!"
Lu Feng was curious: "How do you generate electricity?"
Bai Tang replied, "Using a generator."
She immediately raised her right palm and made an "sp" gesture: "Don't ask me what a generator is! It's just a machine that generates electricity; as for the principles behind it, I'm not sure either!"
Lu Feng's curiosity remained unsatisfied, and he could only ask, "Then can you give me an electric light?"
Bai Tang: "Giving you a light bulb is useless; without electricity, it won't turn on at all."
Lu Feng was extremely disappointed.
Bai Tang found the dejected phoenix quite adorable: "I can give you a flashlight. Although it's not as bright as a light bulb, it's portable and can illuminate when held in your hand."
Bai Tang took out a solar-powered flashlight and handed it to Lu Feng, teaching him how to operate it. Lu Feng immediately became interested in the flashlight, turning it on and off repeatedly, having a great time.
Lu Feng: "Although it's not as bright as a light bulb, it's brighter than a candle, and it won't burn my hands. It's so convenient!"
"You keep playing like that, and the battery will run out quickly," Bai Tang said with a slight twitch of her mouth, realizing that Lu Feng had such a childlike heart.
Lu Feng quickly turned off the flashlight and asked Bai Tang eagerly, "Bai Gu Niang, you must have a way to recharge the battery, right?"
The protagonist is indeed clever!
Bai Tang: "This is a solar charger. When the flashlight runs out of power, just plug it into the charger and leave it in the sunlight for five or six hours to fully recharge!"
Lu Feng happily put both items away: "Bai Gu Niang, you are truly a good person. I feel calling you Bai Gu Niang is too formal; how about I call you Tang Tang like Uncle and Aunt?"
"Sure, as long as you agree to let me call you Lu Ji!" Bai Tang replied with a smile.
Lu Feng winced at his beard: "You don't know Monkey Spirit, do you?"
Bai Tang chuckled: "I don't know him! Maybe it's just that heroes think alike; that name suits you well!"
Lu Feng: "What hero? He's just a thief. Tang Tang, don't learn from him!"
Bai Tang: "I'm just a middleman!"
"What is a middleman?"
Bai Tang: "It's a merchant who buys something from one place and sells it to another!"
Lu Feng: "Are you laughing? You don't look like one at all!"
Bai Tang: "You can't judge a book by its cover!"
Lu Feng stayed at the Bai Family estate for three days, reluctantly taking the flower seeds that Bai Tang had given to Hua Manlou. After resting at home for two days, Bai Tang set off on another journey with Karen. The Beijing Base and S Province Base were still waiting for her to bring back weapons, and several other major bases were also preparing to reclaim the cities closest to their bases!
Upon arriving in the future world, Bai Tang no longer troubled Sun Senwen, heading straight to the Black Market Star. This time, the arms dealer at Black Market Star surprised her by obtaining three space fortresses. Although two of them were refurbished second-hand, many weapons had been removed, the basic transportation functions remained intact, and they could carry thousands of people for life and travel in space. Of course, if she released the space from her jade pendant, humanity on Earth wouldn't have to abandon it.
Back in modern society, Bai Tang immediately went to find Zhao Nan. When Director Zhao heard that Bai Tang had really purchased space fortresses, he wanted to give her a big hug but was blocked by Karen. Bai Tang quickly handed over the items containing the space fortresses to Director Zhao and ran away with Karen. She couldn't handle the enthusiasm of middle-aged men!
Next, the handover of weapons and mechas with Ou Haosheng went much more smoothly. Bai Tang gave him several medium-sized aircraft. Ou Haosheng was very pleased and decided to send someone to Hai Dong Island to pick up people using the aircraft. After having a meal prepared by herself with her apprentice, Bai Tang made sure her apprentice was well-fed—although Yi Qian could already fast, he still preferred three meals a day like Bai Tang. The young man had previously been restricted from eating many delicious foods due to health issues, and now that he was better, he couldn't enjoy those delicacies again. Bai Tang felt sorry for him and would always bring back many tasty treats from the Dream of the Red Chamber world for him. After all, he now had a storage bag. However, being an honest child, he wouldn't hoard good things; he would share everything with his comrades. Therefore, there wasn't much of the food that Bai Tang brought for him that he actually got to eat.
Afterward, Bai Tang went directly to the S Province Base, giving Li Qiang five mechas. Li Qiang was incredibly excited, caressing the mecha's exterior and didn't even notice when Bai Tang left. Three days later, the S Province Base launched an operation to reclaim the Provincial Capital. The operation went even more smoothly than the battle for Kyoto; finally, the Provincial Capital of S Province returned to human hands. Subsequently, with Bai Tang's support, the D City Base reclaimed the surrounding counties of City D. Now, as the threat of zombies to humanity grew increasingly severe, humans' living range gradually expanded. It was believed that soon all of Huaguo would return under human control.
After visiting the Bai Family, Bai Tang left modern time and returned to the world of Dream of the Red Chamber (although it had already merged with another world, she still preferred calling it the world of Dream of the Red Chamber). She decided to take a good rest for a while and give herself a break. Ever since the apocalypse began, Bai Tang had been constantly busy and hadn't rested in a long time. Although she had a semi-digitalized body, she could still get tired.
Every morning, Bai Tang supervised two children practicing martial arts until they went off to school—here's a note: there were originally no schools around the villa; children had to go to town for their education. Finding it too troublesome to go back and forth, Bai Tang spent money to set up a school and hired a flexible-thinking teacher who wasn't rigid in his methods. Any child from tenant families at the villa could attend school for free; if children from nearby villages wanted to come study, they just needed to bring some small gifts as offerings for the teacher—most of which were provided by Bai Tang. This wealthy woman didn't mind spending money; she paid the teacher ten taels of silver per month as salary—more than what county officials earned! Afterward, Bai Tang returned to her room for a nap. After lunch, she would take a stroll around near the villa before curling up in bed again until dinner! Living like a pig was quite comfortable. Because life was too easy now, Karen found it quite unusual and simply ran deep into Dongshan Mountain to practice martial arts alone.
Just like this, ten days passed until an unexpected visitor interrupted Bai Tang's peace.
Bai Tang examined the woman before her; she wasn't particularly beautiful but looked very pleasant. She had a tall figure with graceful posture and an elegant demeanor that exuded refinement.
"Are you really Ma Xiuzhen?" Bai Tang asked skeptically. This aura didn't resemble Ma Xiuzhen from the original story at all! The Ma Xiuzhen in the book was quite bold—nothing like this gentle woman before her!
Ma Xiuzhen nodded, "I am Ma Xiuzhen, but I am not the Ma Xiuzhen from the book. I have traveled here; I know you have too. However, I am a soul traveler, while you and your family seem to be physical travelers!"
Another traveler? No wonder Lu Feng's world became a sieve; there are already two from Emei and the Four Beauties who have crossed over.
"Did you see the flashlight I gave to Lu Feng?" Bai Tang did not deny it and asked, "What do you want from me?"
Bai Tang did not believe that Ma Xiuzhen came to reminisce.
"I am here to give you a warning. If you care about your life and your family's, you should escape quickly!" Ma Xiuzhen sighed.
"Is someone trying to harm me?" Bai Tang said calmly, without a hint of panic at hearing someone wanted to kill her. "It's true that some delusional travelers always think they are the main character. Upon hearing that other travelers have appeared in this world, they will surely try to eliminate them."
Bai Tang leaned closer to Ma Xiuzhen, her eyes fixed on Ma Xiuzhen's: "Is it Ye Xiuzhu who wants to kill me and my family?"
"You guessed it!?" Ma Xiuzhen leaned back, creating distance between herself and Bai Tang.
"Ye Xiuzhu is so high-profile in her actions that anyone new to this world would know she is a traveler. If she hasn't been killed yet, then she must be the killer." Bai Tang also leaned back against her chair, "I'm curious why she hasn't killed you."
"Because I arrived in this world before she did!" Ma Xiuzhen replied.
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